CommuterMom: The Most Efficient Hour-and-a-Half of My Day
It’s amazing what you can get done in a one-hour commute — make a grocery list, call a long-lost friend, debate with CommuterDad about what to have for dinner (“What do you want?” “I don’t care, what do you want?” We could do that for hours!!), send/read a few e-mails on my blackberry (I wouldn’t suggest this unless you are stuck in traffic), make a list of what needs to go to school with CommuterGirl tomorrow morning, clean out my purse, and listen to a book on tape.
OK, so I don’t really do all of these in one commute, but maybe during the course of a week. A year ago I never realized I could be so efficient. Having a baby sucks away all of your personal time; not that I’m complaining, I love nothing more than spending time with CommuterGirl. But, I’ve never cared less about what I look like when I leave the house than I do now…I just want to make sure the baby looks good. At least when CommuterGirl is at school, doing her own multitasking (reading books, chatting with the other babies, laughing at her teacher, eating, playing with toys, practicing her walking, etc.), I can try and focus on work for a few hours and actually get something accomplished. Then, back to the car for the drive home — and a few more items on my commuting “to do” list.
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Being a fulltime mom with a full time job is the most rewarding feeling for me. It makes me feel even better taking both of my young children to a safe and familiar place each and every morning before my long day at work. It really does sadden me that our beloved center will be closing shortly, but in my search for a center that will meet up to my expectations I think I have found "the one"!
After many, many tours of many, many centers, my husband and I finally have found one that is very comparable to our current Bright Horizons. It is a brand new center in Sterling Heights on 18 and Hayes. It's called "The Learning Expereince". They are warm and friendly and are willing to work with us through our transition from Bright Horizons. They also had a discount for my second child, and 1/2 off their registration fee!! So if any of you mom's are still looking for a center, I would highly recommend checking out "The Learning Experience"!!
Just for my curiosity, what other centers have any of you mothers decided to go with??
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